Google Tools

Google Tools for Teachers

Google tools & tips to make your digital life more efficient

Links

• Google Guide Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices, and everyone in between. "I developed Google Guide because I wanted more information about Google's capabilities, features, and services than I found on Google's website." --Nancy Blachman
• Google for Educators - Information and tools to help you implement Google tools into your classroom Especially check out the posters and classroom activities!
• Classroom Activities using Google tools
• Google for Educators Discussion Group - We'll be using this group to keep you updated on Google's K-12 Education initiatives, but our real hope is that this will become the home of a vibrant community of educators. We encourage you to use this space to start discussions with fellow teachers. Talk about anything you'd like. Share ideas about innovation in education; ask questions about where to find teaching resources; tell your colleagues about curricula you've created that have worked really well.
• Custom Search Engines - Read this article will outline some ideas for how you can create a custom search engine that provides better results by Custom Search Guide.com
• Teaching Teen to Search effectively- a game created by K Watkins Search_GoogleGame_kwatkins.pdf
• Google Spreadsheets to create Self-grading Quizzes

Presentation Handouts & Supplemental Materials

• 2-hour Workshop Handout Google Tools-workshop.pdf
• Google Custom Search Engine Starter Guide Custom_Search_85x11.pdf
• Google Quiz & Answer Librarian_Quiz.pdf Librarian_Quiz_Answers.pdf